The Resource Sea of glory : America's voyage of discovery : the U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842, Nathaniel Philbrick
Sea of glory : America's voyage of discovery : the U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842, Nathaniel Philbrick
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- Summary
- "The U.S. Exploring Expedition of 1838-1842 was one of the most ambitious undertakings of the nineteenth century and one of the largest voyages of discovery the Western world had ever seen - six magnificent sailing vessels and a crew of hundreds that included botanists, geologists, mapmakers, and biologists, all under the command of the young, brash Lieutenant Charles Wilkes. Their goal was to cover the Pacific Ocean, top to bottom, and to plant the American flag around the world. Four years after embarking, they returned to the United States having accomplished this and much more. They discovered a new southern continent, which Wilkes would name Antarctica. They were the first Americans to survey the treacherous Columbia River, the first to chart dozens of newly discovered islands all across the Pacific. They explored volcanoes in Hawaii, confirmed Charles Darwin's theory of the formation of coral atoll, and collected thousands of specimens that eventually became the foundation of the Smithsonian's scientific collections."--BOOK JACKET
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xxv, 452 pages, [24] pages of plates
- Note
- First published in the U.S.: New York : Viking Penguin, 2003
- Isbn
- 9780142004838
- Label
- Sea of glory : America's voyage of discovery : the U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842
- Title
- Sea of glory
- Title remainder
- America's voyage of discovery : the U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842
- Statement of responsibility
- Nathaniel Philbrick
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "The U.S. Exploring Expedition of 1838-1842 was one of the most ambitious undertakings of the nineteenth century and one of the largest voyages of discovery the Western world had ever seen - six magnificent sailing vessels and a crew of hundreds that included botanists, geologists, mapmakers, and biologists, all under the command of the young, brash Lieutenant Charles Wilkes. Their goal was to cover the Pacific Ocean, top to bottom, and to plant the American flag around the world. Four years after embarking, they returned to the United States having accomplished this and much more. They discovered a new southern continent, which Wilkes would name Antarctica. They were the first Americans to survey the treacherous Columbia River, the first to chart dozens of newly discovered islands all across the Pacific. They explored volcanoes in Hawaii, confirmed Charles Darwin's theory of the formation of coral atoll, and collected thousands of specimens that eventually became the foundation of the Smithsonian's scientific collections."--BOOK JACKET
- Cataloging source
- NMP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Philbrick, Nathaniel
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Wilkes, Charles
- United States Exploring Expedition
- Ethnological expeditions
- Ethnology
- Ethnology
- Label
- Sea of glory : America's voyage of discovery : the U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842, Nathaniel Philbrick
- Note
- First published in the U.S.: New York : Viking Penguin, 2003
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 415-436) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocm56995106
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xxv, 452 pages, [24] pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780142004838
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9780142004838
- (OCoLC)56995106
- (Sirsi) b13290927
- Label
- Sea of glory : America's voyage of discovery : the U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842, Nathaniel Philbrick
- Note
- First published in the U.S.: New York : Viking Penguin, 2003
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 415-436) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocm56995106
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xxv, 452 pages, [24] pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780142004838
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9780142004838
- (OCoLC)56995106
- (Sirsi) b13290927
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